School/youth Notes

September 21, 1995

PUNT, PASS AND KICK. The Real Smithfield Jaycees, Gatorade and the National Football League will be the sponsors of local competitions of the Punt, Pass and Kick contest. Boys and girls ages 8-15 are eligible to participate. The top scorer in each age group will advance to the Sectional competition.

The contest will begin at 2 p.m. on Oct. 1 at Smithfield High School. Participants must bring a birth certificate. Call Patti Stephenson at 357-9136 or Ginny Prevette at 357-2201 for information.

SAT PREP CLASS. A 12-hour preparatory course for students taking the Scholastic Assessment Test will be offered by the Portsmouth Campus of Tidewater Community College. The class will meet from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays beginning Oct. 7. The cost is $60. For information, call 484-2121, Ext. 396. The number for the hearing impaired is 483-5154.

SPEAKERS BUREAU. The Suffolk Literacy Council's Speakers' Bureau is featuring these topics for 1995-96: "The Need to Teach One," "Illiteracy's Impact on Employment Opportunities," "Bridging the Gap Between the Nonreader and Adult Basic Education" and "Illiteracy's Role in School Violence." Call 539-1524 for information.

TITLE I PROGRAM. Plans have been announced for the 1995-96 Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 Title I program for Isle of Wight County. This federal grant will be used to provide supplementary instruction for students in grades one through three. Participating in the program are Carrollton, Hardy and Windsor elementary schools.

The Title I program is designed to complement other remedial emphases mandated by the state in the areas of reading, language arts and mathematics. Schools use their own criteria for selecting students in need of services.

Isle of Wight County children enrolled in private schools will be considered for participation based on document need. Parents of these children may contact Elisabeth H. Fuller, coordinator of federal programs and media, at 357-4393, 242-4400, 569-8605 or Enterprise 493 in the Chuckatuck area for information concerning eligibility.